Psalm 77:16-19

¹⁶ The waters saw you, God, the waters saw you and writhed; the very depths were convulsed. ¹⁷ The clouds poured down water, the heavens resounded with thunder; your arrows flashed back and forth. ¹⁸ Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. ¹⁹ Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen.

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Other Translations of Psalm 77:16-19

King James Version

¹⁶ The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled. ¹⁷ The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad. ¹⁸ The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook. ¹⁹ Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

English Standard Version

¹⁶ When the waters saw you, O God, when the waters saw you, they were afraid; indeed, the deep trembled. ¹⁷ The clouds poured out water; the skies gave forth thunder; your arrows flashed on every side. ¹⁸ The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind; your lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook. ¹⁹ Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen.Hebrew unknown

The Message

¹⁶ Ocean saw you in action, God, saw you and trembled with fear; Deep Ocean was scared to death. ¹⁷ Clouds belched buckets of rain, Sky exploded with thunder, your arrows flashing this way and that. ¹⁸ From Whirlwind came your thundering voice, Lightning exposed the world, Earth reeled and rocked. ¹⁹ You strode right through Ocean, walked straight through roaring Ocean, but nobody saw you come or go.

New King James Version

¹⁶ The waters saw You, O God; The waters saw You, they were afraid; The depths also trembled. ¹⁷ The clouds poured out water; The skies sent out a sound; Your arrows also flashed about. ¹⁸ The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook. ¹⁹ Your way was in the sea, Your path in the great waters, And Your footsteps were not known.

New Living Translation

¹⁶ When the Red Sea saw you, OÂ God, its waters looked and trembled! The sea quaked to its very depths. ¹⁷ The clouds poured down rain; the thunder rumbled in the sky. Your arrows of lightning flashed. ¹⁸ Your thunder roared from the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world! The earth trembled and shook. ¹⁹ Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters- a pathway no one knew was there!

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 77:16-19

Commentary on Psalm 77:11-20

(Read Psalm 77:11-20)

The remembrance of the works of God, will be a powerful remedy against distrust of his promise and goodness; for he is God, and changes not. God's way is in the sanctuary. We are sure that God is holy in all his works. God's ways are like the deep waters, which cannot be fathomed; like the way of a ship, which cannot be tracked. God brought Israel out of Egypt. This was typical of the great redemption to be wrought out in the fulness of time, both by price and power. If we have harboured doubtful thoughts, we should, without delay, turn our minds to meditate on that God, who spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, that with him, he might freely give us all things.